Skew-T and hodograph, with data tables below.
For those who are curious about the environment over Indiana, here is tonight's 00Z weather balloon from Bloomington.
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Skew-T and hodograph, with data tables below.
For those who are curious about the environment over Indiana, here is tonight's 00Z weather balloon from Bloomington.
February 2026 Colorado Monthly Climate Summary statewide departure from 1901-2000 avg: +9.2°F statewide departure from 1991-2020 avg: +7.6°F statewide rank: 1st warmest/132nd coldest Warmest February on record statewide Snowpack remains lowest in over 40 years Several locations, including Denver, Fort Collins, Akron, and Colorado Springs shatter records for most 60°F+ days Multiple grass fires, including ones near Boulder, Thornton, Matheson, and Wiggins Maximum daily precipitation (1.8" at Spud Mountain) Minimum daily temperature (-27°F in Taylor Park) Maximum daily temperature (85°F in Pueblo and Campo) Maximum daily snowfall 12.5" near Bayfield) February 2026 Temperature Rank (from NCEI nclimgrid) Statewide Temperature and Precipitation Ranks for February 2026 (based on 1895-2026 data) 1st warmest (record warmest) 37th driest (below average)
Unfortunately, not much good news to share in our February state climate summary. According to NOAA data, it was the warmest February in 132 years of records. Mountain snowpack remains at the lowest level in over 40 years. Several locations set new monthly high temperature records for February. 1/4
My latest for @science.org on the fraught future of NCAR as NSF's deadline nears. It can still go so many ways.
thanks @billchilds.bsky.social for commemorating this important occasion, listening to REV 105 made the morning a little brighter
a photo of a worn and faded Valparaiso University lanyard with a REV 105 keychain on it
on my college keychain lanyard that is still in my desk
500 mb standardized departures for the Dec-Feb period. There's a +3.5 std. dev. contour over the 4-Corners region.
Striking signal for much above-normal temperatures across California, the Great Basin, northern Rockies and Desert Southwest from March 15-20. Temperatures will be more typical of summer than early spring (potentially 25 degrees above normal) in many areas and monthly records could be shattered.
Both the film and the minor league team are celebrating their 30th anniversaries, so the RedHawks had a different kind of red in mind.
This is a pretty wild story. Gift link 🎁
www.denverpost.com/2026/03/08/h...
Artemis II rocket and spacecraft rolling back to the Vehicle Assembly Building at Kennedy Space Center atop of the crawler-transporter.
I’m with you. The couple days after the change are annoying, but otherwise I like the light in the morning in winter and in the evening in summer
8.5" total snow yesterday in Denver (DIA) = officially Denver's snowiest day since Nov. 8, 2024 (484 days ago). I definitely did not think we'd get nearly that much yesterday.
Downtown got 5-6" on colder surfaces...it'll be mostly melted off by 6p.
#COwx
I moved away from the cities in 2001 so in my memory, channel 29 will always be the Fox affiliate (I realize some things have changed since then)
must take the opportunity to correct your history, which doesn't happen often - channel 9 would've still been UPN in 1998
(and while double-checking, learned about the 30 Rock-like history of Chris-Craft, combination boat manufacturer and TV broadcaster)
This storm went very tornadic right as it hit the surface warm front where there was substantial shear in the lowest 1km (veering from a SW to SE to E flow).
The storm has since crossed into the cold air north of the front.
Look at all the ice on the water!
Graph showing the NOAA Colorado Basin River Forecast Center's forecasts of April to July inflows to Lake Powell from 1991 to 2026, with colored lines showing how each season's forecast evolved from January through July. The latest Forecast, March 2026, is the lowest outlook for this time of year since at least 1991, at 36% of average inflows.
NOAA CBRFC's Mar 1st official forecast for Lake Powell April-July inflows is out, so here's an update of my "spaghetti" plot.
Despite better snowfall in February, the most-probable forecast remains bleak at 36% of average. Even an unusually wet Mar-May would only get us to ~65% of average.
I like that much better! (and nice job with this overall! it's very slick. making it faster would be my only other suggestion but I know that is not trivial.)
photo of a hand holding a ruler measuring 1.5 inches of snow
1.5” of wet snow, Fort Collins 2.5NW. First measurable snow since the Broncos were still in the playoffs #cowx
Radar loop of a long lived tornado approaching the Vance Air Force Base radar site in NW Oklahoma
"It’s time for the weather service to stop grading their own tests." How my years of experience - and frustration - with a system of self-evaluation makes me hopeful that a new bill in Congress can lead to an independent entity to evaluate disaster prep and warnings a la NTSB. tinyurl.com/7n4w2t4d
perfect! or Bills blue another fine option
this might just be me, but I dislike the bright cyan color for the wet bulb. thinner than the T/Td lines and blue (similar to how it is on SHARP(py)) would be my preference.
I’m often asked “did you see the storm over X - what’s going on?” I would then scramble to one of the many wx sites to make a sounding. What if there was a site that specialized in soundings?
Look no further…announcing the beta launch of illiniweather.web.illinois.edu/skewt-intera...
Feedback plz!
Drought continues to expand in Colorado, with this week's US Drought Monitor showing a new area of extreme drought (D3) around the Denver metro area and expansion of severe drought (D2) in northeast Colorado, in addition to the ongoing extreme to exceptional drought in the mountains. #cowx
Some exciting news to share: very soon, NOAA Research will be hiring new federal employees into science positions across the agency! A couple of notes:
1) They will only be open on USAJobs for seven days.
2) Multiple positions at different sites may be in one posting.
(1/2)
I think war is serious business, real life-and-death stuff, and should be taken seriously by people who initiate and prosecute it.
Sorry to get so partisan, but that’s how I feel.
The end of an era: with today’s SPC Conditional Intensity update comes new graphics. For the first time ever, the main convective outlook graphics will not be plotted by GEMPAK.
But if you are just interested in "what was the average temperature yesterday" then averaging hourly (or even higher frequency) values would be more accurate.
In general, the daily average is the average of the high and the low, and then the daily averages are averaged together for the monthly average. This is mainly for comparison with older data when the daily high/low is all that was recorded. 1/2
Spring storm season has arrived in the Plains very active pattern expected this week.
